pastry

American  

[pey-stree] / ˈpeɪ stri /

noun

plural

pastries

1. a sweet baked food made of dough, especially the shortened paste used for pie crust and the like.

2. any item of food of which such dough forms an essential part, as a pie, tart, or napoleon.

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pastry British  

/ ˈpeɪstrɪ /

noun

1. a dough of flour, water, shortening, and sometimes other ingredients

2. baked foods, such as tarts, made with this dough

3. an individual cake or pastry pie

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Etymology

Origin of pastry

First recorded in 1530–40; paste + -ry

Example Sentences

Restaurant supply stores and depots are treasure troves for the kinds of paper goods you see at bakeries and farmers’ markets: granola bags, pastry pouches, cookie boxes, cake cartons.

From Salon

In the first episode, Nataliia pays homage to her homeland with a beautiful Ukraine landscape cake that looks more like a surrealist painting than a pastry.

From Los Angeles Times

The culinary kerfuffle was unusual for Mexico, which boasts a world-renowned cuisine that includes dozens of varieties of breads and pastries, both savory and sweet.

From Los Angeles Times

"If you can squeeze it through a pastry bag... then it will go through our equipment and the the decorating tips," says Derek Lanoville, the research and development manager at Coperion.

From BBC

So I kept things classic: white flour, white sugar, buttermilk — the quiet chorus of pastry fundamentals.

From Salon

Related Words

• bread
• cake
• croissant
• doughnut
• phyllo
• pie